EXTRACTS

FROM THE

MINUTES

OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

OF THE

Presbyterian Church,

IN

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

A. D. 1818.

PHILADELPHIA:

PRINTED BY THOMAS AND WILLIAM BRADFORD,

No. 8, South Front street.

At a meeting of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, in the city of Philadelphia, May, 1818.

THE Stated and Permament Clerks, and Drs. Janeway and Ely, and Mr. Potts, were appointed a Committee to select the Extracts from the Minutes of this Assembly, proper to be printed.

Mr. William Bradford, No. 8, South Front street, Philadelphia, is employed as the Agent for forwarding the printed Extracts to the Presbyteries; and to him must the Presbyteries apply in future, for their respective portions of the printed Extracts.

Rev. William Neill, D. D. the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, resides in Philadelphia, No. 208, Pine street.

EXTRACTS

FROM THE

MINUTES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

MAY 21, 1818.

THE General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, in the United States of America, met, agreeably to appointment, in the First Presbyterian Church, in the city of Philadelphia, at 11 o'clock, A. M. and was opened by Rev. Jonas Coe, D. D. the Moderator of the last Assembly, with a sermon from Rom. xi. 13, last clause of the verse: "I magnify mine office."

After prayer, the commissions were read; and it appeared that the following ministers and elders were duly appointed, and attended as Commissioners to this Assembly: viz.

*Took his seat on the 4th day of the sessions. † Took his seat on the 3d day of the sessions.